Colour: Pale straw with a tinge of green.

Nose: This wine opens with beautiful floral and grassy aromatics that are so typical of this variety. More subtle but complex nutty aromas develop over time in the glass.

Palate: The palate is bright and intense, it is rich and focused with taut minerally, grassy flavours combined with nutty toasty complexity from the barrel fermentation and maturation. The wine is generous on the palate showing ample weight and texture that is balanced by clean refreshing flavours and acidity.

Condition: Excellent

Cellaring notes: This wine may be enjoyed in its youth or cellared with confidence for 3-5 years.

Best with: Chicken casserole, pan fried snapper, gnocchi with fresh basil pesto.

“For me, two wines have always stood out - the Semillon and the Shiraz. Both of these wines are consistently amongst the finest released.” Ray Jordan, Wine—Western Australia’s Best, p.47.

This wine is a new release and has not yet been reviewed. Here's what was said of previous vintages:

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2004 Semillon:  “A complex wine... Partially French oak barrel-fermented and aged for six months, part stainless steel; every possibility it will cellar well. Rating: 89/100, drink: 2010.” James Halliday, Australian Wine Companion 2007.

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2004 Semillon: "90/100 - One of the Best Australian Wines Under $20.  Complex, almost pungent aromas of green melon, honeysuckle and dried flowers overlie creamy, pastry-like leesy nuances, with a touch of funkiness. Its long, supple palate of delicate and charming melon-like fruit and refreshing lemony acidity is tightly knit with dusty vanilla oak, finishing smooth and savoury." Jeremy Oliver, The Australian Wine Annual 2006, p.9.

 

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2004 Semillon: "This Western Australian winery delivers constant quality and value through its wines. Semillon is one of those grape varietals that is hard to market to the consumer as it is not as fruit driven as Chardonnay and is quite acidic in its early drinking phase. This one has been given the works with maturation through French oak. It is now drinking very well with glorious complex aromas of herbaceousness, citrine, spicy nutmeg and lanolin characters. The wine delivers a long lingering aftertaste of lemon on the palate. Have with chicken schnitzel. At around $20, very good value."  Paul Ippolito, Sydney, February 2006.
 

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2003 Semillon:  "This is a wonderful expression of WA semillon. It hasn't received any oak and relies on an incredible intensity and depth of powerful fruit. Piercing lingering acid sustains an excellent wine. Worth cellaring for at least five years. 90/100." Ray Jordan, Guide to Western Australian Wine 2004/05.

 

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2003 Semillon:“...it’s long, mineral and savoury, even meaty, creating an assertive presence in the mouth punctuated by taut, clean acidity. It should settle into a complex food style. 90/100.”  Jeremy Oliver OnWine July 2004.
 

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“...We take the waiter's recommendation from an extensive wine list and finding that a Killerby semillon matches the flavours of most of the dishes.”  David Dale, “Waiter Knows Best” Sydney Morning Herald, 30th Aug 2003.
 

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“For me, two wines have always stood out—the Semillon and the Shiraz. Both of these wines are consistently amongst the finest released.”  Ray Jordan, Wine-Western Australia’s Best p.47.
 

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"Western Australia produces about 4% of Australian wine by volume, but about 25% of the premium wine. As with all wine growing countries, the good stuff is kept at home, so it is almost impossible to find Western Australian wine abroad. You stand as much chance finding Killerby Semillon outside Western Australia as you do finding Chateau Ferrand outside France, or Niebaum Coppola beyond the Napa Valley."   www.BBC.co.uk

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